Chris Konopka
American professional soccer player (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Konopka (born April 14, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Konopka | ||
Date of birth | (1985-04-14) April 14, 1985 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Toms River, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2003 | Jersey Shore Boca | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Providence Friars | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Jersey Falcons | 8 | (0) |
2007 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | (0) |
2008 | Bohemian FC | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Sporting Fingal | 3 | (0) |
2010 | Waterford United | 12 | (0) |
2011 | MLS Pool | – | (–) |
2011 | → Columbus Crew (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → New York Red Bulls (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Toronto FC | 21 | (0) |
2015 | → Toronto FC II | 1 | (0) |
2016 | Ross County | 0 | (0) |
2016 | Portland Timbers | 0 | (0) |
2017 | FC Edmonton | 9 | (0) |
2018 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
2018 | Minnesota United | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2012–2013 | Penn Quakers (Assistant) | ||
2020–2022 | UCF Knights (Assistant) | ||
2020– | Orlando City (Academy Goalkeeper Director) | ||
2022– | United States U15 (Assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 27, 2019 |
Konopka played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer from 2013 to 2015 bringing the team to their first ever playoff appearance in club history in 2015. During 2015 he set TFC records for most regular single-season game wins (11) and highest regular single-season win percentage (59.5%) by any Toronto FC goalkeeper in the club's tenure.
During 2016 Konopka signed with Ross County in the Scottish Premiership until the end of the 2015–2016 season. He won the 2015–16 Scottish League Cup on March 16, 2016, while at Ross County. In July 2016, he joined the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer until the end of 2016.
In 2017, he played for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.
In 2018, Konopka signed a deal with EFL Championship side Cardiff City until the end of the 2017–18 season. In October 2018 he joined Minnesota United on a short-term deal as an emergency goalkeeper for the remainder of the MLS season.
Konopka is the first American born soccer player to ever win the Irish Double and also the first to win back-to-back FAI Cup medals.[1][2]